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Aerobic training |
Those with long term training have larger hearts
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Alveoli
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Small chambers of the lungs where gas exchange takes place
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Angiogenesis
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Process of forming new blood cells
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Aneurysm
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Permanent dilation of part of a blood vessel caused by weakness or damage to its structure
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Aneurysm
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Permanent dilation of part of a blood vessel caused by weakness or damage to its structure
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Antigen
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Substance that causes the body to produce antibodies
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Aneurysm
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Permanent dilation of part of a blood vessel caused by weakness or damage to its structure
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Antigen
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Substance that causes the body to produce antibodies
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Aorta
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Large artery that carries oxygen and nutrients out of the heart
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Aneurysm
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Permanent dilation of part of a blood vessel caused by weakness or damage to its structure
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Antigen
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Substance that causes the body to produce antibodies
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Aorta
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Large artery that carries oxygen and nutrients out of the heart
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Aortic valve
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Between left ventricle and aorta
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Anemia
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Decrease in The normal number of red blood cells or in the amount of hemoglobin or iron in the blood
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Anemia
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Decrease in The normal number of red blood cells or in the amount of hemoglobin or iron in the blood
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Antibody
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Specific protein that destroys or suppresses antigens
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Anemia
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Decrease in The normal number of red blood cells or in the amount of hemoglobin or iron in the blood
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Antibody
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Specific protein that destroys or suppresses antigens
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Arteriosclerosis
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Arteries that have become brittle and lost elasticity
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Anemia
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Decrease in The normal number of red blood cells or in the amount of hemoglobin or iron in the blood
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Antibody
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Specific protein that destroys or suppresses antigens
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Arteriosclerosis
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Arteries that have become brittle and lost elasticity
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Artery
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Blood vessel that transports oxygenated blood from the heart to the body or deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
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Anemia
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Decrease in The normal number of red blood cells or in the amount of hemoglobin or iron in the blood
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Antibody
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Specific protein that destroys or suppresses antigens
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Arteriosclerosis
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Arteries that have become brittle and lost elasticity
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Artery
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Blood vessel that transports oxygenated blood from the heart to the body or deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
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Atherosclerosis
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Fatty plague is deposited in medium and large arteries
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Atria
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Two small thin walled upper chambers of the heart
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Atria
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Two small thin walled upper chambers of the heart
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Blood
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Liquid connective tissue that is made of formed cellular elements plasma contributes 8% of the bodyweight
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Atria
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Two small thin walled upper chambers of the heart
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Blood
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Liquid connective tissue that is made of formed cellular elements plasma contributes 8% of the bodyweight
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Blood flow and the heart
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Four sets of valves keeps blood flowing in the right direction
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Blood pressure
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Force exerted on the walls of the vessels due to pumping action of the heart, if peripheral resistance increases, blood pressure must be increased to maintain flow
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Blood pressure
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Force exerted on the walls of the vessels due to pumping action of the heart, if peripheral resistance increases, blood pressure must be increased to maintain flow
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Bronchi
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Where the trachea branches into the right and left pulmonary bronchi
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Blood pressure
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Force exerted on the walls of the vessels due to pumping action of the heart, if peripheral resistance increases, blood pressure must be increased to maintain flow
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Bronchi
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Where the trachea branches into the right and left pulmonary bronchi
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Bronchioles
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When bronchi repeatedly divide and eventually branch out into tiny passages. These tiny passages are known as ___?
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Blood pressure
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Force exerted on the walls of the vessels due to pumping action of the heart, if peripheral resistance increases, blood pressure must be increased to maintain flow
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Bronchi
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Where the trachea branches into the right and left pulmonary bronchi
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Bronchioles
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When bronchi repeatedly divide and eventually branch out into tiny passages. These tiny passages are known as ___?
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Breathing
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Controlled in part by emotional factors
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Breathing pattern disorder
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Set of behaviors that lead to over breathing without a pathologic condition present
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Breathing pattern disorder
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Set of behaviors that lead to over breathing without a pathologic condition present
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Cardiac cycle
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Synchronize sequence of events that takes place during one full heartbeat
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Cardiac output
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The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle in one minute
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Coronary veins
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Return the deoxygenated blood from the heart to the right atrium
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Coronary veins
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Return the deoxygenated blood from the heart to the right atrium
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Capillary
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Where exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products occur between the blood and cells, allow exchange of water, electrolytes, nutrients, and gases across their walls, smaller then venules, arteries and veins
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Coronary veins
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Return the deoxygenated blood from the heart to the right atrium
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Capillary
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Where exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products occur between the blood and cells, allow exchange of water, electrolytes, nutrients, and gases across their walls, smaller then venules, arteries and veins
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Characteristic of the vascular system
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Capillaries connect the arterioles and venules
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Coronary veins
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Return the deoxygenated blood from the heart to the right atrium
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Capillary
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Where exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products occur between the blood and cells, allow exchange of water, electrolytes, nutrients, and gases across their walls, smaller then venules, arteries and veins
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Characteristic of the vascular system
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Capillaries connect the arterioles and venules
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Congestive heart failure
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Heart that is slowly failing pump
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Coronary veins
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Return the deoxygenated blood from the heart to the right atrium
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Capillary
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Where exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products occur between the blood and cells, allow exchange of water, electrolytes, nutrients, and gases across their walls, smaller then venules, arteries and veins
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Characteristic of the vascular system
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Capillaries connect the arterioles and venules
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Congestive heart failure
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Heart that is slowly failing pump
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Coronary arteries
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Supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscles itself
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Coronary veins
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Return the deoxygenated blood from the heart to the right atrium
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Diaphragm
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Don't shaped sheet of muscle that separates the lungs and thoracic cavity form the abdominal cavity, major muscle of inspiration
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Diastole
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Expansion of heart on each beat, rhythmic expansion of the chambers of the heart at each heartbeat, during which they fill the blood
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Diaphragm
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Don't shaped sheet of muscle that separates the lungs and thoracic cavity form the abdominal cavity, major muscle of inspiration
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Diastole
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Expansion of heart on each beat, rhythmic expansion of the chambers of the heart at each heartbeat, during which they fill the blood
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Diastolic pressure
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Normal diastolic pressure is less than 80 and is the lower number
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Edema
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Accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the tissue spaces
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Edema
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Accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the tissue spaces
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Epiglottis
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Structure that moves posteriorly with each swallow to close the narrow opening of the larynx to prevent entry of food into the larynx
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Erythrocytes
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Red blood cells
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Erythropoiesis
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Process of red blood cell formation
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